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Is this a proper interpretation of the exceptions I see on the wizard of odds calculator regarding when you hold a J only when dealt AJ + garbage?AJ (< J alone when other three cards are unsuited with J and in the range of 2-7 or 2-6 + T)
9/6 BDLX Unsuited Ace+Jack Exceptions
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Quad Deuces
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DaBurglar
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the straight pays 5 right? and quads nets 400? if thats the paytable your info seems correct as I understand it, but I have not played that game for at least 4 years.
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Vman96
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Daburglar, bdlx is just JoB but quads pay 400 and 2 pair pays 5.
Quad, Jack only with no flush penalty and no King, Queen, nine, or eight, otherwise AJ off.
And although this strategy calculator is great, especially for free, there is one significant bug that can mislead you into the incorrect play. In these games 4 to a flush is listed ahead of 3 to a royal, but that is mostly incorrect.
3 to a royal is generally better than 4 to a flush except when the royal draw contains both the Ace and the Ten.
Now if you look at the four to a flush details, you won't find a 4 flush that contains kqt, kqj, kjt suited, etc. since it's an incorrect hold, but since 4 to a flush is generally listed ahead of 3 to a royal it is misleading. I informed the guy who wrote the program, but it never got fixed.
Quad, Jack only with no flush penalty and no King, Queen, nine, or eight, otherwise AJ off.
And although this strategy calculator is great, especially for free, there is one significant bug that can mislead you into the incorrect play. In these games 4 to a flush is listed ahead of 3 to a royal, but that is mostly incorrect.
3 to a royal is generally better than 4 to a flush except when the royal draw contains both the Ace and the Ten.
Now if you look at the four to a flush details, you won't find a 4 flush that contains kqt, kqj, kjt suited, etc. since it's an incorrect hold, but since 4 to a flush is generally listed ahead of 3 to a royal it is misleading. I informed the guy who wrote the program, but it never got fixed.
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Quad Deuces
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Vman - yeah, I thought I was the one that reported that 4-to-a-flush bug on BDLX over on Wizard's forum.Is that a simplification of the exception? WinPoker on my phone says hold Jack alone for 26TJA and AJ for 27TJA, which is the same in the wizard's calculator.
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New2vp
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Quad Deuces, you are right for the 9-6 and 8-6 versions of Bonus Deluxe. Vman's description is missing the T7 combination, which penalizes the J enough to make it less valuable than the AJ.On the 8-5 version, which you probably don't want to play, or a 9-5 version, which I don't think I have ever seen, a singleton Jack never plays when accompanied by an Ace.
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Vman96
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Vman - yeah, I thought I was the one that reported that 4-to-a-flush bug on BDLX over on Wizard's forum.Is that a simplification of the exception? WinPoker on my phone says hold Jack alone for 26TJA and AJ for 27TJA, which is the same in the wizard's calculator.
You're probably right. Once I wrote it I remembered that I didn't actually find it. Sorry. Def still unfixed though. And I did also miss AJT7. But yeah it was trying to describe what cards to look for the exception.
And I've seen 9/5 bonus deluxe on a super triple play unit in Hammond, IN. Not a good game though since full pay for that game is 10/6.
You're probably right. Once I wrote it I remembered that I didn't actually find it. Sorry. Def still unfixed though. And I did also miss AJT7. But yeah it was trying to describe what cards to look for the exception.
And I've seen 9/5 bonus deluxe on a super triple play unit in Hammond, IN. Not a good game though since full pay for that game is 10/6.
